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Kalahari Breeze Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Botswana Tourism, HATAB (Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana) & BOGA (Botswana Guides Association)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $73 to $419 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Mike | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Animals and awesome nature.
My girlfriend and me did the Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls Five Days Tour.
First of all, it was perfectly organized and Maria and her team are also highly flexible when it comes to personal wishes, so far not included into the tour. They will make it happen.
The Chobe National Park is literally full of animals. We did morning, afternoon and boat safaris. Every time we saw a great bunch of animals, including lions and leopards.
The Victoria Falls tour was as well spectacular. Here, Kalahari also offers you to highly customize your trip. We chose to visit the Devils Pool which was a breathtaking experience and stunningly organized (cool beer after the swim!).
The Safari Lodges picked by Kalahari are very comfy and natural. In the Marambu River Lodge we spent the nights next to elefants and hippos. The food in the lodges was really good and very diversified.
I can highly recommend Kalahari and would always go on tour with them again. :-)
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Email Sue | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kalahari Breeze can handle complex travel arrangements
We did the Three River 8-day Safari that starts in Maun (3 nights), Kasane (2 nights), and Victoria Falls (2 nights). This was our first safari so we wanted a trip that exposed us to different environments in Botswana and Zimbabwe in relative comfort.
Kalahari Breeze did an amazing job of coordinating all of the accomodations, game drives, excursions, and transfers. Maria and Chris worked very close with us, coaching us through the registration and payment process. They met us at the start of our safari, and we had the good fortune to visit with them at length at the end of our time in Maun. In Kasane, we met up with Maria's sister Lizzy who also helps out in this family-owned and operated safari business. We liked the various safari offerings that Kalahari Breeze offered for a mid-range cost, and highly recommend their service to first-time safari travelers.
The three lodges that we stayed at were very different: Enviro-Villa, a small lodge with a very laid-back ambience, was on the edge of Maun next to a dry river bed. We thoroughly enjoyed the pavilion next to the pool and the ability to take our meals inside or out while watching the cattle and goats graze nearby. The staff were extremely accomodating and courteous. One night the night watchman built a fire for us to enjoy. While the outside of the lodge looks very authentic with its thatched roof, expect somewhat cramped quarters and uneven floors! Otherwise, a very pleasant place.
In Kasane we stayed at Kwalape Lodge, a larger lodge with forty rooms. We came on a weekend when there was a large birthday party going on poolside. It felt touristy and not quite what we expected for a safari lodge. But the room felt spacious and the grounds were nicely groomed. The breakfast buffet was good, but the first night we waited 1-1/2 hour for dinner. Masuwe Lodge in Zimbabwe was absolutely wonderful. The staff, accomodations, and food were 5-star in our opinion. It is about 7 km outside of Victoria Falls situated in a private game reserve. While we didn't expect to have this level of service on a mid-range safari, it certainly helped make our last two days the very best.
Game drives: The Maun portion of the trip took us to the Moremi Game Reserve where we went overland to the edge of the Okavango Delta and boarded mokoro boats to view the hippos, crocodiles, birds, and even a green mamba! The 2nd day land tour to the Moremi Game Reserve provided views of many impalas, zudus, some steenbok, elephants, giraffes, a pride of lions, baboons, and zebras. Tour guides for both days were excellent and well-versed in the ecology of the delta.
The morning drive in the Chobe Game Park took us along the Chobe River and the afternoon boat ride was on the river. In the morning we didn't see much that we hadn't seen before in the way of wildlife, but watching the lions devour the cape buffalo up close was rewarding. Our tour guide was not very experienced or communicative, and we spent too much time on mechanical difficulties with the battery connection. The evening boat tour was lovely with good views of hippos and cape buffalo.
Victoria Falls turned out to be quite fun for our family. On the second day my husband and I decided to skip the game drive at Masuwe Lodge. They warned us that we would see little else other than impala and a few cape buffalo. We opted to zipline across the gorge, a first for us. Our son opted for the gorge swing, which starts with a 70 metre free fall. Both were exhilarating and a lot of fun for us. This part of the tour was extra and not something Kalahari Breeze provided. In the afternoon Kalahari Breeze had arranged High Tea on Livingstone Island. The high tea part is malarky! You will be taking a dip in the Devil's Pool at the edge of Victoria Falls. If you are scared of heights, fast-running water, and risk-adverse, you will want to avoid this, but our family had the time of our life! Our "high tea" was gin&tonic and beer.
Next to Masuwe Lodge at Victoria Falls is the Stanley and Livingstone Private Game Reserve. We learned that they were involved in black rhino conservation. The Masuwe Lodge manager arranged for us to have an early morning game drive at extra cost before we departed that morning for Johannesburg. It was totally worth it. We say 7 rhino - two mothers and babies in one area, another mother and babe upclose in the bush, and another solitary male. You will also see lots of zebras, baboons, and giraffes as well.
We were very satisfied with our safari overall. It was definitely more "glamping" than camping, but for a first time experience it provided everything we wanted. Chris and Maria can provide a more authentic bush experience for those who want fewer material comforts.
Email Eleanor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What an amazing tour!
Kalahari Breeze are fantastic Tour Operators and Agents. I highly recommend you use their services. Everything was perfectly organised, custom to our requests. They were very easy to communicate with, always replying to emails in a timely and helpful manner. Maria, Chris and their staff do a wonderful job and we could not regard them higher!
Email Oremeng Motshegare | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kalahari breeze are excellent tour operators and agents, our itinerary was well organized.
Kalahari breeze are excellent tour operators and agents, our itinerary to the Okavango Delta was perfectly organised. Very friendly and helpful staff, it was a truly epic trip and are pleased to have seen the big 5. I highly recommend you use their services.
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Email Marsha | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Phenominal!
There were many amazing experiences. The drivers and guides made the trip a wonderful once in a lifetime opportunity. I HIGHLY and without reservation recommend this company and this trip to everyone. My husband was having some issues with his back, Everyone was very kind, helpful and caring and ensured he missed nothing at all.
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Email LCH | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip of a lifetime!
In July & August we (2 adults and a 7-year-old boy) had a marvelous time in Botswana and Zimbabwe thanks to the great effort and expertise of Kalahari Breeze Safaris! Maria and Chris aligned with us during many weeks before the trip started to get the itinerary we were looking for. Please note that especially Botswana is quite exclusive and busy during their high season (July – October). This has much to do with the remoteness of the locations, the availability of roads and the lack of mass tourism. In return we got the trip of a lifetime! Kalahari Breeze Safaris made suggestions on our wishes and also managed our expectations well on travelling circumstances. Eventually we did wild camping in Moremi, stayed in a wonderful location in the Okavango Delta, had the time of our lives in the beautiful Savute area, and visited the unforgettable Victor Falls. The kindness of the people we met is unmatchable. If you ever dreamed of visiting the real Africa please consult Kalahari Breeze Safaris!
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Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great to work with - we had a Wonderful Trip!
Anne - We couldn't have been happier with the safari company we picked, Kallahari Breeze. I gave them a list of the things we were interested in doing and seeing, and told them our vibe was "comfortabele but not luxurious". That is exactly what they provided. From our first contact they were very responsive, quickly answering our emails. We found them amiable to deal with, and just the same when we met them in Maun. They gave us all the information we needed, and the arrangements they worked out for us came off without a hitch. We decided mid-trip to change some game drives to game walks and that was immediately accommodated. If your safari turns out as happily as ours, you will have a happy safari indeed.
Michael - Maria and Chris were the best to work with, and were willing to consider any option we wanted. All of our guides, contacts and connections were reliable and on time. We enjoyed all of the guides and camp staff we worked with. Great value and the best company we could have chosen for what we were looking for. Thanks so much!
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Email Scott | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexible
My wife and I and a friend of ours visited Botswana for about 6 days. We loved Botswana and our time there. We booked our entire trip with Kalahari Breeze Safari. Maria was very helpful with adapting the tour to meet our interests and setting everything up ahead of time months in advance. She was very helpful working with our budget. We did a No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Tour in Gaborone with Andy (very knowledgeable and friendly) and were in the capable hands of Chanda as a guide for much of the rest of our trip. We learned about the inhabitants and culture of Botswana. We hiked in the beautiful gorge of Goo Moremi, seeing baboons and learning about the history and natural beauty. We were awed at the beauty of the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, seeing loads of wildlife. We also experienced wildlife up close through a national park from a SUV. (Lots of bumpy sand roads to see these great animals, btw) We capped off our trip with an exhilarating Mokoro Boat trip and short hike in the Okovango Delta near Maun. We stayed in fantastic accommodations along the way, particularly Waterside Cottages, Maun Lodge and Goo Moremi Gorge Resort, which were all secured by KBS. It was a trip of a lifetime.
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Email Gioia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Our experience with Kalahari Breeze was extremely satisfying.
We decided to book the "three river safari" tour for our honeymoon with some customizations.
Maria, the owner, since the very first email was strictly focused on our needs by preparing a tailored package and providing us with continuous assistance, always being available and quick to respond to our doubts or on-going questions.
The staff is highly qualified and always pleasant in explaining the ecosystem with specific focus on habits and characteristics of the wide range of animals we had the opportunity to see during the different safaris. Special mention to Thsidi, a thirty years old guide, very professional, friendly and devoted to his job.
We highly reccomend to visit Botswana by booking with local agencies such as Kalahari Breeze in order to reach the best price to quality ratio.
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Email Beate Fughe | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
it was totally overvelming
we have had the best expierence we could ever thought,beautifull country, animals and people,hope to come back soon,